Hotelshippo.com. ("Hotelshippo.com", "Hotelshippo", "Hippo", "We", "Us" or "Our") operates at www.hotelshippo.com (the "Service").
This page tells you about our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information when you use our service and the options associated with that data.
We use your data to provide and improve the service. By using the Service, you consent to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.
Your privacy is very important to us and we take this very seriously. We, therefore, ask you to read this Privacy Policy (the "Privacy Policy") carefully because it explains important information about, inter alia:
By visiting this site or using the Services, you agree to the rules and conditions described in this Policy, which may change over time.
Each time you visit the Site or use the Services, you express your direct consent to collect, use and disclose the information provided by you in accordance with the procedure described in this Policy.
Before we can process your personal data, we will ask you to agree to certain processing activities. Please note
that if you have previously expressed your consent,
you may withdraw freely at any time by sending an email. If you withdraw your consent, and if we have no other
legal grounds for the processing, we will manage your personal data.
Please note that in the event that we need to manage your personal information in order to manage the
website and/or provide our services,
but to discuss or disagree with us to handle your personal information, website and/or our services may become
inaccessible to you.
We collect different types of information for various purposes, to provide and improve our Service.
While we use our service, we may ask you to provide some personally identifiable information that could be used to contact you or identify you ("Personal Information"). Individually, identifiable data may include, but is not restricted to:
We may use your personal information to contact you with newsletters, promotional or marketing materials and
other information that may be of interest to you.
You can choose not to receive any or all of these communications from us by following the link or by
deleting the instructions given in any email you send or by contacting us.
We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our service or when you access the
service via a mobile device ("Data usage").
This usage data may include information such as the computer's IP address, browser type, browser version,
service pages you visit, date and time of the visit,
time dedicated to these pages, exclusive information. Device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
When accessing the service via a mobile device, usage data can include information such as the type of mobile
device being used, the unique ID of the mobile device,
the IP address of the mobile device, the mobile operating system, type of mobile Internet browser that uses
unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
We can work with certain third parties (for example, business partners, subcontractors, payment service providers, analytics providers) and we can also receive certain information about you from them. We do not browse or save information on your payment card. External service providers process payment card information when using a payment card to place an order on our site. Therefore, we advise you to carefully review the payment service provider's privacy policy. However, they can provide us with some personal information that may include:
“Hippo” may use and store data about your location if you give us consent to do so ("Location Data").
We use this data to provide the functionality of our service, to improve and personalize our services.
We are extremely serious about your privacy and use your personal information, except for legal reasons and in accordance with the law on the protection of personal data, for purposes such as:
We can only manage your personal information by having a certain legal basis for that purpose.
For the purposes of this policy, our legal basis for the processing of personal data is:
“Hippo”will store your personal data only for the time required for the purposes stated in this Privacy
Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to meet our legal obligations
(for
example, if we are required to withhold your information to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and
enforce our legal contracts and policies.
“Hippo” will also retain usage data for internal analysis purposes. Usage data is generally held for a
shorter period of time, except when such data is used to enhance security or improve the functionality of our
service, or we are legally required to maintain such data for longer periods of time.
Your personal data may be shared with other third parties as follows:
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred and maintained on computers located outside of
your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction,
where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.
If you are outside Sri Lanka and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Sri Lanka and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy, followed by submitting this information, is your consent to such transfer.
If “Hippo” is involved in a merger, acquisition or sale of assets, your personal data may be transferred. We will provide you with a warning before your personal data is transferred and we will be subject to a different privacy statement.
In certain circumstances, “Hippo” may be required to disclose your Personal Information if it is required to do so by law or in response to valid requests from public authorities (for example, a court or government agency).
“Hippo” may disclose your personal data in good faith, believing that such action is necessary to:
The security of your data is important to us, but please be aware that no method of Internet transmission or
electronic storage method is 100% secure.
While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot
guarantee your absolute safety.
If you have given us your consent, we may contact you via email services, including e-mails, text messages, and similar services about our Services, promotions, and special offers that may be of interest to you.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO ASK US TO STOP PROCESSING YOUR INFORMATION FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES. If you wish to exercise this right, please contact us by sending an email to the email or via the cancellation link at the bottom of our marketing emails.
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform services related to the Service or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are required not to disclose or use them for any other purpose.
From time to time, we may link to third-party content, applications or websites on our site. This third-party content has its own privacy practices. This privacy policy does not describe how these third parties collect and use data.
We understand the importance of protecting children's privacy, especially in an online environment. In particular, our sites are not intentionally designed or intended for children under the age of 18.“Hippo” does not knowingly collect personal information from users under the age of 18. If you are under 18, you are not authorized to use the site or disclose personal information through the site. If we know that we collect or receive personal information from a child under the age of 18, we will delete this information. If you believe that we may have information from or about a child under the age of 18, please contact us at [email protected]
“Hippo” may update or revise this policy from time to time. Accept that you will review this policy periodically. If we make changes to this policy, we will change the Last Update date above.
You are free to decide whether or not to accept a modified version of this policy, but to continue using our sites, you must accept this policy as amended. If you do not agree to the terms of this policy or any modified version of this policy, the only possibility is to stop using our service.
We recommend that you periodically review this Privacy Statement for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when posted on this page.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: By email: [email protected]
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